Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: sad
Song Meaning of “El Cuestionario” by Alfredo Olivas
El Cuestionario, by Alfredo Olivas is a dynamic, haunting corrido that speaks to a lover’s uncertainty. The song tells the story of a young man who is afraid to confront his beloved with the hard questions that haunt him: does she feel the same way as he does, is there someone else, and what will the future bring.
The narrator, desperate for answers, wonders whether his beloved can make him whole and provide him with the certainty he desires. But in the end, his unwillingess to face the truth brings him only more fear and anguish. With every unanswered questions, he feels himself slipping further and further away from his beloved.
The song delivers its message with passion and aching longing; for anyone who has ever been in love, it will strike a deep chord. As Alfredo Olivas croons “What is your answer, my love?”, we are drawn into the narrator’s torment, as he slowly comes to realize that the only key to being certain lies within his own missed answers.